Letting people communicate securely and privately should be a no-brainer, not a complicated process where users jump through hoops or pay for expensive tools. For more than a billion WhatsApp users around the world, that dream is now reality, as the messaging app now provides end-to-end encryption for all users.
The latest version of WhatsApp, released late last week, lets users send and receive messages, attachments, and voice calls that can only be deciphered by the intended recipient, Jan Koum and Brian Acton, founders of WhatsApp, said in the blog announcement. The encryption feature is turned on for all supported platforms, which means every WhatsApp user on iPhone, Android, Nokia, and BlackBerry devices are protected.
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